Mentalist Oz Pearlman cancels Jimmy Kimmel Live appearance following White House Correspondents' Dinner shooting
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Mentalist Oz Pearlman cancels Jimmy Kimmel Live appearance following White House Correspondents' Dinner shooting

Oz Pearlman, who hosted the White House Correspondents' Dinner on Saturday, was scheduled to appear on Jimmy Kimmel Live! on Monday but will not appear. The dinner was disrupted when a man breached security, shot a Secret Service agent, and ran toward the event venue. Pearlman was performing a magic trick for President Trump and Melania Trump when Secret Service tackled the president nearby.

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The Hill
Kimmel on Trump remark: 'Did he just make a joke about his death?'
feud escalation through Kimmel's jabs
Daily Wire
The Kimmel Fallout Has Only Begun
alarming trend of dangerous late-night rhetoric · negative
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Coverage now splits three ways: Kimmel's controversial remarks as entertainment (Post, Hill), Trump's retaliatory threats as political pressure (Reuters), behind-the-scenes shifts (Examiner), and alarming cultural trends signaling dangerous rhetoric normalization (Daily Wire).
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THE RIGHT3 outlets · mostly critical
“Mentalist Oz Pearlman won't appear on 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' after WHCD shooting, Melania Trump 'widow' quip”
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“Trump: ABC in jeopardy by keeping Kimmel on air” · The Hill, Reuters

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HThe Hill Kimmel on Trump remark: 'Did he just make a joke about his death?' 135d ago RReuters Trump: ABC in jeopardy by keeping Kimmel on air 134d ago
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NYPNY Post Mentalist Oz Pearlman won't appear on 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' after WHCD shooting, Melania Trump 'widow' quip 137d ago WEWashington Examiner Mentalist Oz Pearlman to skip Kimmel appearance after Trump dinner shooting 136d ago DWDaily Wire The Kimmel Fallout Has Only Begun 129d ago
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A Secret Service agent was shot during the WHCD incident
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Event #5123 · analyzed at 2026-05-05T18:40 UTC · last updated 136d ago